> I just got back some photos from the minilab taken with the 100-400L in
> mode 1 Image Stabilisation mode. I took them in low light conditions in
> a dark corner of my garden of a spider + web, trying to finish off a
> roll of film. I really didn't expect them to turn out.
>
> The exposure on Fuji 400 print was 1/30s, f5.6. Focal length 400mm. Body
> EOS3+PBE2. Handheld, no flash.
>
> To my amazement the image was pin sharp with no evidence of camera
> shake! The picture looked as if it was tripod mounted. This works out to
> be a 4 stop improvement in handholdability.
>
> I wonder if other people have had such similar success with this lens.
I've got nice sharp photos using my EF 75-300 and Kenko 2X extender at
600mm hand held at 1/30th of a second. Just think how low I could handhold a
100-400 IS lens! I got a nice shot inside a really dark temple of a big
Buddha statue, handheld at 1/8th second at 135mm. I leaned on a pillar and
squeezed gently. I hope those IS lenses don't make people forget that good
technique is still important.
Try some shots at a lower speed and see what you can come up with.
1/30th isn't that hard for any lens.
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